Blades in the Dark: Discussion – Page 29 – Blades in the Dark G+ Archives

Hey guys

Hey guys,

yesterday we had a very nice session with BitD (Vigilantes-Hack). Once more.

And we thought it would be really nice, if there was a quartet card game (I don’t know what’s the correct name in English – Happy Families? Authors?) with all the different goats+carriages one can think of.

Any chance to get something like that here? 😉

(Not really a serious question, but I’d find it kind of funny.)

Hawkers and product supplies – how granular do YOU think it should be?

Hawkers and product supplies – how granular do YOU think it should be? I’ve run a couple of sessions of a Hawkers game, starting with them stealing enough unrefined electroplasm to make a heap of Spark, but I’m not sure whether it’s a great idea to continue requiring scores like that.

And in a similar vein (pun, of course, intended), do you think a Clock to manage actually producing product is a good idea? I did that in the first downtime, but again I’m not sure we want to keep doing that going forward.

Anybody got thoughts?

Let’s Learn Blades in the Dark is complete!

Let’s Learn Blades in the Dark is complete! This 22 episode tutorial series covers all the important rules of the game. Time stamps and SRD links to rules are included in the video descriptions. Thank you to everyone who supported me in making this series!

https://youtu.be/JHFeW6sDK7Y?list=PLhnce2Cs9CTUeWd6F4wlHlWVqwcq6zrQV

I’ve started the second Blades in the Dark novel! The first chapter is available here, for free.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/17912851

We’ve got some rogues visiting a fancy party. I finally got to do that scene with the theremin and harpsichord backing a seance. Some guy gets punched. It’s a pretty good start.

The novel is “Mirror and Bone” and it’s just getting started. Serial fiction, 5,000 word chapters posted every two weeks. You’re welcome to come along for the ride if you’d like.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/17912851

Session Zero & Tone questions

Hi, I’m starting up a new group with a mixed bunch of players and since having similar expectations about the game is essential to me I’m trying to come up with some short questions.

I wanna do (parts of) the “Same Page Tool” but I’d also like to gauge the kind of tone the players want. Something like

“You get stabbed during an emotional scene. Is this wound a major factor for the next few sessions or should this be shrugged off?”

“You blow up a warehouse but the dynamite goes off too soon. Do we see the action scene where you jump out of the door as it explodes or is it a dramatic scene where you have to leave behind your best (NPC) friend?”

“You are in a room of a crowded building and have to get rid of the corpse. Do we see the vile scene where you retch while you try to chop up the body or do you put sunglasses in him and drive him around in a wheelchair, attaching a string to his hand and waving at people?”

I’m not really happy with these questions though so I’m looking for better ones. I want to know if the players want a dark and gritty game or something light and actiony (maybe even comedic) by giving them in-game examples and not have even more meta discussions about the game before we get going.

The end of the world is no excuse for increased social mobility.

The end of the world is no excuse for increased social mobility. It is easier for a ghost to press against the natural order of things and re-enter the world of the living than it is for a poor man to enter the ranks of the respectable in Doskvol. It is more natural for a demon to form a cult to worship it than it is for a person of merit to find recognition as new aristocracy. I suspect that is because when the supernatural flooded into the world, Doskvol’s elites were presented with fait accompli and had to adjust. They feel no such helplessness in the face of lowborn trying to make inroads into their ranks.

From “Historical Ruminations of the Fall and Subsequent Taxation,” by Aletha Sventon

I have finally finished publishing my Blades tutorial videos on all of the Score and Downtime rules, and now only…

I have finally finished publishing my Blades tutorial videos on all of the Score and Downtime rules, and now only have the Ritual and Crafting rules left to cover before the series is done! If you haven’t checked the series out yet, now is a good time to do so!

https://youtu.be/EWqFo5OpHNA?list=PLhnce2Cs9CTUeWd6F4wlHlWVqwcq6zrQV

Here is a question for the group- If playing modern with no magic, could any one of you give a rationale for…

Here is a question for the group- If playing modern with no magic, could any one of you give a rationale for placing a “hacking” action under resolve instead of insight?

In some ways, it is analog to attune for spirits. However, hacking is less emotional manipulation and more mental ability.

Thoughts?

Searching for “Duskwall” in an image search on DuckDuckGo and this popped up.

Searching for “Duskwall” in an image search on DuckDuckGo and this popped up. I think that search engine is taking its own branding too seriously.

Hi all! New to the game; I like the structure, but am struggling with it as well.

My first idea for a campaign was a backbiting courtly intrigue game. BitD seems to support this pretty well, with some minor tweaks (i.e. Wanted -> Royal Displeasure). Character types, etc all work.

That said, I’m not seeing any of the crew types that fit. Is there any social-focused crew that I’ve overlooked? In particular I was thinking something like “lackeys” or “minions” would fit my intent: a group that focuses on strategic alliances, trying to cozy up to uncaring higher Tier groups, etc.

Any suggestions? Does this already exist somewhere?